Last Friday, I watched the very last episode of my favorite TV show - The Vampire Diaries. The show I watched from the very beginning, for 8 years. Never missed a single episode; grown to like characters and enjoyed in their adventures; shed an occasional tear, survived waiting week by week for a new episode, and the way too long summer hiatuses. The show I started watching in my teen years; the show that taught me about love, friendship, but most importantly, the unbreakable bond of family. 

I don't think I will ever love a show like this one. It came right when I needed it and was there when life was bad, to remind me there is always hope. And I will keep watching shows, keep falling for characters, but never will be one like The Vampire Diaries. At least not for me.

You know, it made me think. Even when time seems to go slow, it actually runs surprisingly fast. For example, one day, you are at school, waking up every day, going to school, studying, and you think it is going to be forever. But then, one day, you are standing there with your high school or college diploma, wondering: "What now?"

Friends leave. Other ones come. Years go by. Life gets more and more complicated. Things change. You find new interests, hobbies, pleasures. It's just the way the life works.

I think it is best to finish this with one of my favorite quotes, one I try to go by and helps me survive big changes:

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

~ Milena